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Environment & Health

Colleges Reopening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say

The study almost certainly did not capture the full extent of the campus-linked surge.
by
Michael McAuliff,
Kaiser Health News
September 23, 2020
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Environment & Health

Meatpacking Industry Drafted an Executive Order to Keep Plants Open Amid COVID

The draft was submitted a week before Trump’s executive order, which bore striking similarities.
by
Michael Grabell &
Bernice Yeung,
ProPublica
September 21, 2020
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Politics & Elections

Scientific American Breaks With 175-Year Precedent to Endorse Biden

The magazine’s editors said they were “compelled” by Trump’s rejection of science, which “has badly damaged the U.S.”
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
September 16, 2020
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Environment & Health

Several Schools in Pennsylvania and Ohio Find Harmful Bacteria in Water Systems

Bacteria and harmful metals have accumulated in the unused water in building pipes during the pandemic lockdown.
by
Caitlin Proctor &
Andrew Whelton,
The Conversation
September 9, 2020
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There's insufficient evidence to support widespread use of the drug for treating COVID-19, according to health experts.
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Environment & Health

Public Health Experts Decry FDA’s “Troubling” Approval of Remdesivir for COVID

There’s insufficient evidence to support widespread use of the drug for treating COVID-19, according to health experts.
by
Julia Conley,
Common Dreams
August 30, 2020
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People are seen outside the entrance to the emergency room at Oak Hill Hospital in Hernando County, one of 23 counties in the state of Florida that has no available adult ICU beds.
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Environment & Health

Deep Cuts to Florida’s Public Health System Made the State Vulnerable to COVID

Experts point to cuts made during the Great Recession and decisions to shift public services to for-profit entities.
by
Laura Ungar,
Jason Dearen &
Hannah Recht,
Kaiser Health News
August 30, 2020
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A patient arrives for COVID-19 testing at the People's Center Clinics & Services in Minneapolis, April 27, 2020.
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Environment & Health

Politics Slows Flow of US Pandemic Relief Funds to Public Health Agencies

Many communities with big outbreaks have spent little federal money on local public health departments.
by
Lauren Weber,
Hannah Recht,
Laura Ungar &
Michelle R. Smith,
Kaiser Health News / The Associated Press
August 18, 2020
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Environment & Health

PPE Shortage Could Last Years Without Strategic Plan, Experts Warn

Federal government efforts to address the supply chain have foundered.
by
Jessica Glenza,
Kaiser Health News
August 17, 2020
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Environment & Health

Community-Based Farms Rise to the Occasion as Big Food Supply Chains Stall

Community farms have been able to reorient marketing and production to serve the urgent needs of their communities.
by
Elizabeth Henderson,
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August 15, 2020
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Medics with Austin-Travis County EMS transport a nursing home resident with coronavirus symptoms on August 3, 2020, in Austin, Texas.
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Environment & Health

Public Health Officials Are Quitting or Getting Fired in Throes of Pandemic

At least 49 state and local public health leaders have resigned, retired or been fired since April across 23 states.
by
Michelle R. Smith &
Lauren Weber,
Kaiser Health News / The Associated Press
August 14, 2020
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